Naticus Maximus Cartographica, comes from the practice of scientists of the day creating a latinized version of their name that contains their first name and a last name referring to their trade. For example, Gerhard Mercator, the father of modern map making (ca 1500), takes a last name that refers to his trade as a "seller of crafts." He is known for the Mercator Projection, which is a common projection for many maps (terrestrial/stellar). Mine comes from the love of maps and geography.

1.27.2009

Rapid Eye Releases Demo Imagery

Rapid Eye launched a series of satellites simultaneously in Aug 2008. Check out some of the galleries and data.

5m multispectral image data (5-band) B,G,R,NearRed, NIR

One of their benefits is they can capture a tremendous quantity of high-res data in a fairly short time.